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| o      | REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
|--------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   | OR                                                                                             |
| x      | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934           |
|   | For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013                                                    |
|   | OR                                                                                             |
| o      | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934       |
|   | OR                                                                                             |
| o      | SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934    |

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| o Large Accelerated filer | o Accelerated filer | x Non-accelerated filer |
|---------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|

|    x US GAAP | o International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the      International Accounting Standards Board | o Other |
|------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|

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| Exhibit No. |   | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|-------------|--------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.1         |   | Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|        |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 2.1         |   | Specimen Unit Certificate*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|        |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 2.2         |   | Specimen Ordinary Share Certificate*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|        |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 2.3         |   | Specimen Warrant Certificate*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|        |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 2.4         |   | Form of Unit Purchase Option*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|        |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 4.1         |   | Form of Underwriting Agreement*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|        |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 4.2         |   | Form of Warrant Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Registrant*                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|        |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 4.3         |   | Form of Representative’s Unit Purchase Option*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|        |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 4.4         |   | Form of Letter Agreement among the Registrant, EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. and each of the Initial Shareholders*                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|        |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 4.5         |   | Form of Investment Management Trust Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Registrant*                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|        |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 4.6         |   | Form of Share Escrow Agreement between the Registrant, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Initial Shareholders*                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|        |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 4.7         |   | Form of Registration Rights Agreement among the Registrant and the Initial Shareholders*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|        |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 4.8         |   | Form of Warrant Purchase Agreement among the Registrant, Loeb & Loeb LLP and each of the Initial Shareholders*                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|        |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 4.9         |   | Letter Agreement between BBS Capital Fund, LP, Rampant Dragon, LLC and the Registrant regarding administrative support*                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|        |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 4.10        |   | 10b5-1 Trading Plan between the Registrant and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|        |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 10.1        |   | Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization dated October 23, 2013 by and among Lone Oak Acquisition Corporation, a Cayman Islands company, Arabella Exploration Corp., a Delaware corporation, Arabella Exploration, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, and each of the stockholders set forth on Schedule I thereto** |
|        |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 10.2        |   | Voting Agreement among the Registrant and the signatories thereto***                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|        |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 10.3        |   | Registration Rights Agreement dated December 24, 2013***                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|        |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 10.4        |   | Employment Agreement of Jason Hoisager dated December 24, 2013***                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|        |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 10.5        |   | Lock-Up Agreement dated December 24, 2013***                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |

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| 12.1   |   | Certification of the Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended                              |
|--------|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   |   |                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 12.2   |   | Certification of the Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended                              |
|   |   |                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 13.1   |   | Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002**** |
|   |   |                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 15.1   |   | Reserve Report of Williamson Petroleum Consultants, Inc. relating to historical reserve estimates of Arabella as of December 31, 2013                                         |
|   |   |                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 101    |   | Interactive Data Files****                                                                                                                                                    |

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|              | ARABELLA EXPLORATION, INC.  |
|-------------------|----------------------------------|
| May 29, 2014 | By:                              | /s/ Jason Hoisager |
|              | Name:                            | Jason Hoisager |
|              | Title:                           | Chief Executive Officer |

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